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Auto Club Applauds New California Law That Aims to Save Children from Hot Cars

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2717 into law on September 30. The new law will provide people with immunity from liability for damage to cars and trucks when someone is rescuing children age 6 and younger trapped in a vehicle. The...

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October Is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

— In California, 118 people died in 112 distracted driving crashes in 2018, according to the latest data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Auto Club reminds everyone that no life is worth losing to distraction and...

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Gas Prices In SoCal Trickle Down

Continued reports of high gasoline inventory have are moving gasoline prices in Southern California downward in most areas, although not very quickly, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. Today’s retail statewide...

SoCal Gas Prices Remain Steady As Refineries Ramp Up

Southern California gasoline supplies and refinery utilization increased over the past couple of weeks, but local pump prices stayed stable or declined just slightly, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. Today’s...

Auto Club: Remove Fire-Related Ash and Soot off Your Vehicles

With many parts of Southern California under a blanket of smoke, soot and falling ash from the El Dorado and Bobcat fires, motorists should take steps to remove fire-related debris from the exterior paint of their vehicles.   “Since the automobile is...

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More Stability For Southern California Gas Prices

Southern California gas prices remained largely stable throughout most regions in the past week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. Today’s retail statewide average is $3.24 a gallon for regular unleaded,...

AAA Cautions Consumers: Don’t Buy the Hype

Motorists using active driving assistance systems, which combine vehicle acceleration with braking and steering, tend to overlook safety limitations when the branding and marketing used to sell it suggest an “automated” driving experience, according to...